A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on Linux Kernel 5.9.13 has been released. XanMod is a general-purpose Linux kernel distribution with custom settings and new features. The real-time version is recommended for critical runtime applications such as Linux gaming eSports, streaming, live productions and ultra-low latency enthusiasts.

XanMod is a general-purpose Linux kernel distribution with custom settings and new features. Built to provide a stable, responsive and smooth desktop experience.

The real-time version is recommended for critical runtime applications such as Linux gaming eSports, streaming, live productions and ultra-low latency enthusiasts.

Supports all recent 64-bit versions of Debian and Ubuntu-based systems.

Main Features

• Preemptive Full Tickless Kernel at 500Hz w/ Tuned CPU Core Scheduler.
• RCU Boost for better responsiveness and lower overall system latency.
• Block Layer w/ multi-threaded runqueue for high I/O throughput.
• Caching, Virtual Memory Manager and CPUFreq Governor improvements.
• BBR TCP Congestion Control + FQ-PIE Packet Scheduling and AQM Algorithm [5.8].
• ORC Unwinder for Kernel Stack Traces (debuginfo) implementation.
• Third-party patchset available: ZSTD kernel, initrd and modules support [5.8][5.6-rt], Full x86_64 FSGSBASE instructions [5.8], Clear Linux [partial], CK's Hrtimer Patchset [5.8][5.4], Wine / Proton Fsync, PCIe ACS Override, BMQ Process Scheduler [5.4 stock disabled], Aufs [5.4] and GCC graysky's.
• Real-time Linux kernel (PREEMPT_RT) build available [5.6-rt][5.4-rt].
• Generic kernel package for compatibility with most Debian & Ubuntu based distributions. Built on the latest GCC 10.2 and Binutils 2.35.
• GPLv2 license. Can be built for any distribution or purpose.

Install via Terminal

echo 'deb  http://deb.xanmod.org releases main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xanmod-kernel.list && wget -qO -  https://dl.xanmod.org/gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -

Then update and install:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install linux-xanmod

Reboot.

Meta packages available: linux-xanmod [5.8], linux-xanmod-edge [5.8], linux-xanmod-lts [5.4], linux-xanmod-rt-edge [5.6-rt] and linux-xanmod-rt [5.4-rt].

To try without adding the repository

Download from Sourceforge and install:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/xanmod/files/

1. In terminal:

   sudo dpkg -i linux-image-*xanmod*.deb linux-headers-*xanmod*.deb

2. Reboot.

• Check it:

  cat /proc/version

* linux-firmware-image package is optional

Linux 5.9.13-xanmod1

•     6807146 Linux 5.9.13-xanmod1
•     b571841 Merge tag 'v5.9.13' into 5.9
•     90daeb0 Linux 5.9.13
•     166dfd3 drm/i915/gt: Fixup tgl mocs for PTE tracking
•     029de83 uapi: fix statx attribute value overlap for DAX & MOUNT_ROOT
•     9d8888e tracing: Remove WARN_ON in start_thread()
•     e159ec2 tracing: Fix alignment of static buffer
•     acf7d3a Input: atmel_mxt_ts - fix lost interrupts
•     27a9402 Input: i8042 - add ByteSpeed touchpad to noloop table
•     c614608 Input: xpad - support Ardwiino Controllers
•     79891b6 ALSA: usb-audio: US16x08: fix value count for level meters
•     44e05a3 net: mlx5e: fix fs_tcp.c build when IPV6 is not enabled
•     2bbf448 net/mlx5: Fix wrong address reclaim when command interface is down
•     db7af18 net/mlx5: DR, Proper handling of unsupported Connect-X6DX SW steering
•     bcfeff6 net/sched: act_mpls: ensure LSE is pullable before reading it
•     44a0f9f net: openvswitch: ensure LSE is pullable before reading it
•     b9ed9b6 net: skbuff: ensure LSE is pullable before decrementing the MPLS ttl
•     9e99b62 net: mvpp2: Fix error return code in mvpp2_open()
•     2f8a3f6 chelsio/chtls: fix a double free in chtls_setkey()
•     1f8846e vxlan: fix error return code in __vxlan_dev_create()
•     b6f2d8c net: pasemi: fix error return code in pasemi_mac_open()
•     6ff9e90 cxgb3: fix error return code in t3_sge_alloc_qset()
•     7704d8b net/x25: prevent a couple of overflows
•     6eb5ed2 dpaa_eth: copy timestamp fields to new skb in A-050385 workaround
•     d9897bb net: ip6_gre: set dev->hard_header_len when using header_ops
•     0d55568 geneve: pull IP header before ECN decapsulation
•     6e3e10f inet_ecn: Fix endianness of checksum update when setting ECT(1)
•     ecaeeb4 tipc: fix incompatible mtu of transmission
•     80409f4 ibmvnic: Fix TX completion error handling
•     6db9f0c ibmvnic: Ensure that SCRQ entry reads are correctly ordered
•     5a0a5d6 chelsio/chtls: fix panic during unload reload chtls
•     dab3f44 dt-bindings: net: correct interrupt flags in examples
•     f9309d5 ipv4: Fix tos mask in inet_rtm_getroute()
•     11152c4 netfilter: bridge: reset skb->pkt_type after NF_INET_POST_ROUTING traversal
•     dadddde net/packet: fix packet receive on L3 devices without visible hard header
•     8c886dc mptcp: fix NULL ptr dereference on bad MPJ
•     2e7dd95 vsock/virtio: discard packets only when socket is really closed
•     640b443 usbnet: ipheth: fix connectivity with iOS 14
•     6d56899 tun: honor IOCB_NOWAIT flag
•     bd2585b tcp: Set INET_ECN_xmit configuration in tcp_reinit_congestion_control
•     3f7cf05 sock: set sk_err to ee_errno on dequeue from errq
•     d9aec31 rose: Fix Null pointer dereference in rose_send_frame()
•     e2d5b96 net/tls: Protect from calling tls_dev_del for TLS RX twice
•     176ee7d net/tls: missing received data after fast remote close
•     ff764c1 net: openvswitch: fix TTL decrement action netlink message format
•     ca18ad4 net/af_iucv: set correct sk_protocol for child sockets
•     5f15dc7 ipv6: addrlabel: fix possible memory leak in ip6addrlbl_net_init
•     d2d2a88 devlink: Make sure devlink instance and port are in same net namespace
•     9670490 devlink: Hold rtnl lock while reading netdev attributes
  

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Download Linux 5.9.13-xanmod1 source from GitHub